- Xbox boss Phil Spencer says that the coronavirus pandemic might affect the release dates of games that are scheduled to launch next year or later.
- Games that require motion capture, like Madden and FIFA, are unable to go into the studio and film people, which makes progress impossible for now.
- Despite all of this, the Xbox Series X is still scheduled to launch this holiday season.
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Over the past few weeks, there has been some concern about the next-gen game consoles launching on time. After all, while some countries have managed to get a handle on the novel coronavirus, the pandemic isn’t over, and likely won’t be until we have a vaccine. Yet Sony and Microsoft have both said on multiple occasions that the PlayStation 5 and the Xbox Series X are still on track to launch this holiday season as planned.
If you’re committed to picking up a next-gen console this year, chances are that you’ll be able to do so, but according to the head of Xbox, the game selection may be rather thin through 2021. In a recent interview with Business Insider, Xbox boss Phil Spencer said that while he feels “pretty good” about the games set to launch this fall, games that are currently set to hit the market a year or more from now will likely be impacted by the virus.
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Xbox boss says coronavirus is a big problem for 2021 video game releases originally appeared on BGR.com on Wed, 13 May 2020 at 14:13:54 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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